Dowsing, Faith, and Reason (Divining Rods, Pendulums, Radiasthesia, Rhabdomancy, Water Witching)

MYS247: After discussing the history and concept of dowsing with Dr. Paul Smith, Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Dr. Smith talk about what the Christian faith has to say about it, what science studies have shown, and what we should make of it. Get all new episodes automatically and for free: Follow by Email | Watch this episode and subscribe on YouTube Help us continue to offer Jimmy Akin’s Mysterious World. Won’t you make a pledge at SQPN.com/give today? Links for this episode: * Christopher Bird’s book The Divining Hand: The 500-Year Old Mystery of Dowsing * Etzel Cardenas’s book Parapsychology: A 21st Century Handbook (contains chapter “Applied Psi” co-authored by Paul Smith) * Kathe Bachler’s book Earth Radiation * Online at Archive.org * Alexis Mermet’s book Principles and Practice of Radiesthesia (pdf) * Star Gate Archives, vol. 1 * Jewish Encyclopedia on Teraphim * LDS Church on divining rods * Ideomotor Effect * Michael Faraday’s ideomotor experiment * Archaeology and Dowsing article * Fr. Alexis Boule (French) * Abbe Alexis Mermet (French) * American Society of Dowsers * Paul’s DVD course at LearnDowsing.com * Please spread the word about the podcast. Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts! * Purchase the books and other material from this and other episodes at the Mysterious World Bookstore. * Join the conversation at the Starquest Facebook page and the Jimmy Akin’s Mysterious World Facebook page. * Be part of the StarQuest Discord community at SQPN.com/discord * Send your feedback or comments to [email protected] or send a tweet to @mys_world * You can also leave a voice message on the Mysterious Feedback Line at (619) 738-4515 This Episode is Brought to You By: Jimmy Akin’s Mysterious World is brought to you in part through the generous support of Aaron Vurgason Electric and Automation at AaronV.com. Making Connections for Life for your automation and smart home needs in north and central Florida. Catechism Class, a dynamic weekly podcast journey through the Catechism of the Catholic Church by Greg and Jennifer Willits.